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February 21, 2014

words

I came across this blog on tumblr (link here) who has words from all over the world. These words are strange and foreign to me, but lovely. So I'm going to share some of these words and their beautiful meaning here.


sillage
[ SEE-yazh ] (French)

(n.) the scent that lingers in the air, the trail left in water, the impression made in space after something or someone has been and gone; the trace of someone's perfume


alexithymia 
[ ah-LEKS-ih-THEE-mee-ah ]

(n.) the inability to express your feelings


clinomania
[ klin-oh-MAYN-ee-ah ]

(n.) excessive desire to stay in bed


finifugal
[ fi-ni-FU-gal ]

(adj.) hating endings; of someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moments of a story, relationship, or some other journey

4 comments:

  1. That's really neat! I can defintely relate to clinomania and finifugal. :)

    Stay strong and wonderful!
    xoxo Morning

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    1. I know, that's totally me too!! And thanks so much :)

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  2. I love these words and the sad thing is I don't think I have ever heard of them

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    1. Haha I've never heard of them either! It's just amazing how there's words to all these feelings we have in our every day life.

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